Treatment and preventions of bladder infections

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 297-302

  Hudson, Tori ^a,b  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; APIUM PETROSELINUM EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BAPTISIA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; BAROSMA BETULINA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MOLMOL EXTRACT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; GOLDENSEAL EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM PORTERI EXTRACT; MAIZE EXTRACT; MANNOSE; OREGON GRAPE EXTRACT; PIPSISSEWA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SOLIDAGO EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; UVA URSI EXTRACT;

ALTHEA OFFICINALIS; APIUM PETROSELINUM; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; BACTERIURIA; BAROSMA BETULINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMIPHORA; CYSTITIS; DANDELION; DIET THERAPY; ECHINACEA; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; FLUID INTAKE; HERB; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; JUNIPERUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIGUSTICUM PORTERI; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OREGON GRAPE; PIPER METHYSTICUM; PIPSISSEWA; PLANTAGO; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SOLIDAGO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URTICA DIOICA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33845871465     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2006.12.297     Document Type: Review

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